Obituary of Dorothy Thorn Altena

Funeral services for Dorothy Thorn Altena, 95, of Lake Park, will be 2 pm, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Park. Visitation will begin at 1 pm, Tuesday, until service time at the church. Interment will be at Silver Lake Cemetery in Lake Park. Dorothy Mae Hitchens, the daughter of Della Carr and Sylvester Hitchens was born April 1, 1922 in Independence, Iowa. The family lived in Nora Springs, Iowa and Swea City, Iowa before moving to Lake Park, Iowa in 1939. On December 15, 1942, Dorothy was married to Virgil Thorn until his death in 1971. She later married Sam Altena on September 22, 1979 in Lake Park, Iowa. He passed away in 2001. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Legion Auxiliary. Dorothy enjoyed ceramics, sewing, dancing and being outdoors. Dorothy passed away June 17, 2017 at the Hawkeye Care Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa at ninety-five years of age. She is survived by her two daughters, Linda (Charles) Redemske of Algona, Iowa and Gloria Christenson of Lake Park, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Roberta Thorn of Lake Park, Iowa; seven grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Ardith Ehret of Lake Park and many nieces and nephews. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Lawrence, Wayne and Willie; three sisters, Aletha, Grace and Arlene; husband, Virgil Thorn; husband, Sam Altena; son, Stephen Thorn.